The Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 9:32am

Iraqi official says death toll from ferry sinking in Tigris River near Mosul has risen to 71.

Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 8:56am

Cyprus wants access to the European Union's security intelligence network so it can screen arriving migrants more thoroughly for signs of radicalization by extremist groups, the Mediterranean island nation's interior minister said Thursday.

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling graft probe that has roiled Latin America's largest nation and shows no sign of slowing.

The Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 8:42am

The Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 8:12am

Prosecutors in Berlin and the neighboring German state of Brandenburg are interviewing former members of East Germany's secret police about the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, according to officials and media reports.

Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 8:09am

A new exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is opening in Paris more than 50 years after a similar exhibit set a visitor attendance record that still stands in the French capital.

A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year and Mother's Day capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul Thursday, killing at least 75 people, including families, officials said.

Iraqi official says ferry sinks in Tigris River near Mosul, killing 40 people.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that it's time for the United States to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, an announcement that signals a shift in U.S. policy and comes ahead of the Israeli prime minister's planned visit next week to the White House.

The Associated Press | PostedMar 21st - 6:24am

The Netherlands has woken up to a new star of right-wing populism, as the party of a Latin-quoting, philosophy-reading lawmaker surged past anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders — and all other politicians — in important local elections.